Governor Names Mark White Next DHS Secretary
White takes over Oct. 8 for Cindy Gillespie, who is stepping down after running the agency for more than six years. read more >
White takes over Oct. 8 for Cindy Gillespie, who is stepping down after running the agency for more than six years. read more >
She's run the agency for more than six years. read more >
His Arkansas Naloxone Program has saved thousands of lives, officials said. read more >
Arkansas sets a new record for the number of people in the state hospitalized because of COVID-19 as its coronavirus surge continued. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Republican lawmakers propose overhauling Arkansas' Medicaid expansion to encourage recipients to work after the state's work requirement was halted by the courts and the new president. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday proposed a nearly $5.9 billion budget that calls for $50 million in tax cuts, including a tax break for new residents in the state. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces steps to help small businesses and child care centers in Arkansas remain open during the COVID-19 outbreak, as health officials announced the number of coronavirus cases in Arkansas had risen again. read more >
Arkansas officials said Wednesday they're setting up a helpline for people on the state's Medicaid expansion program to report they've complied with a work requirement following complaints from advocacy groups. read more >
The Arkansas Department of Human Services announces an internal reorganization that will shift 171 employees to a newly created division, impact more than 40 contracts and streamline oversight of Medicaid providers. read more >
The Arkansas Department of Human Services says the changes it's seeking for the Arkansas Works medicaid expansion will save the state as much as $93 million over five years. read more >
Dennis G. Smith, former head of Medicaid under President George W. Bush, will become a visiting faculty member at UAMS and senior adviser for Medicaid and Health Care Reform for the state Department of Human Services. read more >
The state Department of Human Services announced Tuesday that Betty Guhman, a senior advisor to Gov. Asa Hutchinson since 2014, will serve as interim director of the DHS Division of Youth Services while the agency searches for a permanent director. read more >
The interim director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services' children and family services division has been named its permanent chief. read more >
Arkansas Business talks to Cindy Gillespie, the new director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services. Before she joined DHS, Gillespie was a principal in the Washington office of the law firm Denton and was a health care adviser to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. read more >
The director of the state Department of Human Services on Tuesday announced a reorganization of the massive agency, creating a structure made of centralized offices with chiefs that report directly to her. read more >
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday announced Cindy Gillespie, a former health care advisor to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, as the new director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services. read more >
